Derbyshire
Derbyshire | |||
Location Map ( geo) | |||
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Primary Destinations | |||
Ashbourne • Buxton • Chesterfield • Derby • Matlock | |||
Other Important Destinations | |||
Bakewell • Glossop • Ilkeston • Long Eaton | |||
Current Highway Authorities | |||
Derby • Derbyshire • Sheffield • Stockport | |||
Borders | |||
Cheshire • Leicestershire • Nottinghamshire • Staffordshire • Yorkshire | |||
National Highways Roads | |||
M1 • A6 • A38 • A50 • A52 • A516 • A5111 | |||
Derbyshire is a traditional county in the East Midlands of England. The county is named after Derby but the county council has been based in Matlock since the 1950s.
Geography & Economy
Derbyshire is varied, stretching from the Trent Valley in the south to the plateaux of the Peak District in the north. The county town of Derby is in the south and other larger settlements are in the eastern valleys. In the northeast the county merges into the suburbs of Sheffield.
Although farming remains widespread, Derbyshire has been industrial for hundreds of years. Lead has been mined since at least Roman times and there are still a number of stone quarries in the county. The fast-flowing water of the River Derwent fuelled the Industrial Revolution. Buxton has one of very few natural hot springs in the country and so has long been known as a spa town. The county is known for a number of grand houses, for example Chatsworth, Hardwick and Calke Abbey; the Peak District itself is another major tourist attraction.
Roads
The eastern, lowland half of the county has a good road network, as does the White Peak to the west. However, the Dark Peak in the north is far more of a wilderness and so only a small number of roads cross it. A number of routes run along the many valleys, although this does mean that cross routes can be steep. Derbyshire contains one of the most famous closed roads in the country, the A625 near Mam Tor, which was abandoned in 1979 after collapsing too many times.
Most non-trunk roads within the county are maintained by Derbyshire County Council and the unitary Derby City Council, although some small areas around the edge of the historic county are maintained by other local authorities, such as Sheffield City Council in the northeast and Stockport MBC in the northwest.
National Highways maintain the M1 and A50 on the edge of the county as well as a handful of roads near Derby.
Route | From | To | Length | |
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M1 | Staples Corner, Middlesex | Hook Moor, Yorkshire | 200 miles | View |
M64 | Long Whatton | Trentham | 40 miles | View |
A6 | Luton | Carlisle | 299 miles | View |
A38 | Bodmin | Mansfield | 309.7 miles | View |
A50 | Leicester | Warrington | 99.3 miles | View |
A52 | Newcastle-under-Lyme | Mablethorpe | 146.0 miles | View |
A53 | Buxton | Battlefield, Shrewsbury | 55.1 miles | View |
A54 | Ladmanlow | Tarvin | 42.0 miles | View |
A57 | Liverpool | Lincoln | 122 miles | View |
A60 | Loughborough | Doncaster | 59.1 miles | View |
A61 | Derby | Thirsk | 107 miles | View |
A444 | Baginton, Coventry | Burton upon Trent | 34.5 miles | View |
A511 | Markfield | Foston | 25.2 miles | View |
A511 | Atherstone | Burton upon Trent | 19.0 miles | View |
A514 | Cadley Hill | Derby | 15.8 miles | View |
A515 | Lichfield | Buxton | 45.7 miles | View |
A516 | Hilton Bypass | Derby | 6.7 miles | View |
A517 | Ashbourne | Belper | 11.1 miles | View |
A524 | Fenny Bentley | Great Rowsley | 13.5 miles | View |
A537 | Knutsford | Axe Edge Moor, near Buxton | 20.3 miles | View |
A564 | Hilton | Sudbury | 5.5 miles | View |
A601 | Derby | Derby | 2.3 miles | View |
A608 | Derby | Annesley | 15.7 miles | View |
A609 | Nottingham | Belper | 17.1 miles | View |
A610 | Nottingham | Ambergate | 17.6 miles | View |
A613 | Nuthall | Alfreton | 11.6 miles | View |
A615 | Matlock | Alfreton | 8.2 miles | View |
A616 | Newark | Huddersfield | 68 miles | View |
A617 | Chesterfield | Newark | 30.9 miles | View |
A618 | Rotherham | Clowne | 12.2 miles | View |
A619 | Worksop | Bakewell | 26.4 miles | View |
A621 | Sheffield | Baslow | 12 miles | View |
A622 | Bakewell | Hathersage | 8.5 miles | View |
A623 | Baslow | Chapel en le Frith (S) | 13.9 miles | View |
A624 | Chapel en le Frith | Glossop | 8.9 miles | View |
A625 | Sheffield | Calver | 11.7 miles | View |
A626 | Heaton Chapel | Dinting Vale | 9.9 miles | View |
A632 | Matlock | Cuckney | 22.5 miles | View |
A5002 | Macclesfield | Buxton | 15.0 miles | View |
A5004 | Buxton | Bridgemont | 7.8 miles | View |
A5012 | Newhaven SK17 | Cromford | 9.6 miles | View |
A5111 | Mackworth | Spondon | 6.3 miles | View |
A5132 | Hilton | Swarkestone | 8.2 miles | View |
A5194 | Derby city centre | Wilmorton, Derby | 1.3 miles | View |
A5250 | Derby Outer Ring Road (Manor Road / Warwick Avenue) | Derby city centre | 1.5 miles | View |
A5270 | Brierlow Bar | Blackwell | 2.5 miles | View |
A6005 | Nottingham | Derby | 13.7 miles | View |
A6007 | Stapleford | Codnor | 9.7 miles | View |
A6010 | Stoney Middleton | Grindleford Bridge | 2.1 miles | View |
A6011 | Grindleford Bridge | Fox House Inn | 2.4 miles | View |
A6012 | Hathersage Road | Sickleholme | 0.2 miles | View |
A6013 | Bamford | Ashopton | 2.8 miles | View |
A6014 | Ashopton Road | Snake Road | 0.6 miles | View |
A6015 | Newtown | Hayfield | 3.3 miles | View |
A6016 | Dinting Vale | Charlestown | 1.1 miles | View |
A6020 | Ashford-in-the-Water | Pilsley | 2.5 miles | View |
A6096 | Spondon | Giltbrook | 9.5 miles | View |
A6099 | St Mary's Gate | Low Pavement | 0.1 miles | View |
A6102 | Greenhill, Sheffield | Deepcar | 17.3 miles | View |
A6103 | View | |||
A6135 | Barlborough | Hoyland Common | 21.0 miles | View |
A6175 | Clay Cross | Heath | 4.5 miles | View |
A6187 | Fox House | Castleton | 10.8 miles | View |
A6192 | Long Duckmanton | Staveley | 4.1 miles | View |
A6520 (Derby) | View | |||
B586 | Midway | Swadlincote | 0.67 miles | View |
B587 | Ashby de la Zouch | Stanton by Bridge | 7.3 miles | View |
B600 | Nuthall | Alfreton | 12.1 miles | View |
B5003 | Ashby de la Zouch | Overseal | 4.2 miles | View |
B5004 | Overseal | Woodville | 2.8 miles | View |
B5005 | Castle Gresley | Woodville | 2.4 miles | View |
B5006 | Smisby | Ticknall | 3.2 miles | View |
B5007 | Ticknall | Stanton by Bridge | 2.1 miles | View |
B5008 | Winshill | Toyota Island, Willington | 6.0 miles | View |
B5009 | Hilton | Swarkestone | 8.4 miles | View |
B5010 | Cavendish Bridge | Bramcote | 13.3 miles | View |
B5019 | Uttoxeter Road | Pastures Hill | 0.5 miles | View |
B5020 | Kirk Langley | Littleover | 4.6 miles | View |
B5021 | Uttoxeter Road, Mickleover | Burton Road, Littleover | 0.52 miles | View |
B5021 | Morledge | Curzon Street | 0.5 miles | View |
B5022 | Uttoxeter New Road | Mansfield Road | 0.7 miles | View |
B5023 | Duffield | Via Gellia | 11.2 miles | View |
B5024 | Windley | Turnditch | 1.8 miles | View |
B5033 | Ellastone | Darley Moor | 3.5 miles | View |
B5034 | Buxton Road | Ashbourne Market Place | 0.4 miles | View |
B5035 | Ashbourne | Fourlane Ends | 18.9 miles | View |
B5036 | Wirksworth | Cromford | 1.7 miles | View |
B5053 | Froghall | Brierlow Bar | 16.7 miles | View |
B5054 | Newhaven | Warslow | 4.8 miles | View |
B5055 | Bakewell | Monyash(W) | 5.9 miles | View |
B5055 | Newhaven | Cromford | 9.6 miles | View |
B5056 | Nether Haddon | Fenny Bentley | 13.6 miles | View |
B5057 | Winster | Stone Edge | 8.6 miles | View |
B5059 | Leek Road | Bakewell Road | 1.4 miles | View |
B5089 | Macclesfield | Whaley Bridge | 8.2 miles | View |
B5353 | Swadlincote | Stanton | 2.5 miles | View |
B5358 | Swadlincote | Stanton | 2.5 miles | View |
B5381 | California | Allenton | 3.0 miles | View |
B5470 | Hurdsfield, Macclesfield | Chapel-en-le-Frith | 12.3 miles | View |
B6000 | London Road | Pride Park Way | 0.49 miles | View |
B6001 | Bakewell | Hathersage | 8.3 miles | View |
B6001 | Spondon | Ilkeston | 6.4 miles | View |
B6002 | New Sawley | Sandiacre | 2.9 miles | View |
B6007 | Derby Road | Challons Way | 0.8 miles | View |
B6012 | Baslow | Rowsley | 4.4 miles | View |
B6012 | Belper | Smalley | 5.1 miles | View |
B6013 | Belper | Higham | 8.3 miles | View |
B6014 | Mansfield | Tansley | 13.8 miles | View |
B6015 (Derbyshire) | Matlock | Chesterfield | 8.6 miles | View |
B6016 | Lower Hartshay | Selston | 6.5 miles | View |
B6017 | Leabrooks | Somercotes | 0.4 miles | View |
B6019 | Alfreton | Kirkby in Ashfield | 5.5 miles | View |
B6024 | Tansley | Fourlane Ends | 4.6 miles | View |
B6025 | Westhouses | Tibshelf | 3.0 miles | View |
B6026 | Tibshelf | Sutton in Ashfield | 4.2 miles | View |
B6036 | Kelstedge | Stretton | 3.4 miles | View |
B6037 | Clay Cross | Heath | 4.5 miles | View |
B6038 | North Wingfield | Hasland | 3.1 miles | View |
B6039 | Chesterfield | Tibshelf | 7.1 miles | View |
B6040 | Main Road | Mansfield Road | 0.2 miles | View |
B6041 | Chesterfield | Cuckney | 12.5 miles | View |
B6042 | Belph | Creswell | 1.5 miles | View |
B6043 | Whitwell Common | Red Hill | 1.2 miles | View |
B6046 | Lordsmill Street | Central Pavement | 0.2 miles | View |
B6047 | Rowsley | Baslow | 4.4 miles | View |
B6048 | Chatsworth | Handley Bottom | 1.4 miles | View |
B6049 | Blackwell | Brough | 9.3 miles | View |
B6050 | Robin Hood Inn | Brimington, Chesterfield | 9.0 miles | View |
B6051 | Chesterfield | Owler Bar | 7.8 miles | View |
B6052 | Whittington | Eckington | 5.3 miles | View |
B6053 | Staveley | Swallownest | 8.1 miles | View |
B6054 | Norton | Totley Moss | 7.4 miles | View |
B6055 | Totley Moss | Fox House Inn | 0.8 miles | View |
B6056 | Dronfield Woodhouse | Eckington | 6.3 miles | View |
B6057 | Norton | Chesterfield | 8.1 miles | View |
B6057 | Coal Aston | Norton | 1.2 miles | View |
B6058 | Norwood | Mosborough | 2.6 miles | View |
B6061 | Sparrowpit | Mam Tor | 3.0 miles | View |
B6062 | New Smithy | Bridgemont | 3.1 miles | View |
B6068 | Parkhead | Meadow Head | 2.3 miles | View |
B6101 | Marple | New Mills | 4.2 miles | View |
B6104 | Portwood, Stockport | Marple Bridge | 5.1 miles | View |
B6105 | Glossop | Crowden | 5.3 miles | View |
B6150 | Whittington | Brookside | 2.6 miles | View |
B6158 | Jordanthorpe | Dronfield | 1.6 miles | View |
B6179 | Little Eaton | Alfreton | 10.3 miles | View |
B6374 | Heage | Ripley | 1.8 miles | View |
B6388 | Sheffield | Highlane | 5.5 miles | View |
B6406 | Hilcote | Blackwell | 1.6 miles | View |
B6407 | Pleasley | Spion Cop | 5.4 miles | View |
B6408 | Bridge Street | Bakewell Station | 0.4 miles | View |
B6417 | Pleasley | Clowne | 7.6 miles | View |
B6417 | Market Place | Nottingham Road | 0.1 miles | View |
B6418 | Long Duckmanton | Clowne | 4.4 miles | View |
B6419 | Bolsover | Renishaw | 5.3 miles | View |
B6425 | Temple Normanton | Arkwright Town | 1.8 miles | View |
B6441 | Nottingham Road | Hartsay Hill | 1.21 miles | View |
B6441 | Codnor Gate | Greenhillocks | 1.0 mile | View |
B6450 | Totley Moor | Stony Ridge | 0.9 miles | View |
B6465 | Ashford-in-the-Water | Wardlow | 4.0 miles | View |
B6521 | Eyam | Fox House Inn | 5.0 miles | View |
B6540 | Long Eaton | Shardlow | 3.7 miles | View |
B6543 | Chesterfield | Tapton | 1.8 miles | View |
T12 | London | Inverness | View | |
T16 | Exeter | Leeds | View | |
T53 | North East of Birmingham | Nottingham | View | |
T54 | Nottingham | Stoke-on-Trent | View | |
T55 | Derby | S of Stockport | View | |
T59 | Liverpool | Skegness | View |
Key
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Junctions
Bridges, Tunnels, and other Crossings